The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-09

the prOnlOlIOry amendment, anu niue
teen are divided between neutrality
and opposition. Ten republicans are
In favor of it and six are neutral OF
opposed. Of the LAG publioations-in
the state, 104 favor the amendment,
81 are neural, and IL, including one
claiming to he religious, opposed to
it.
Tennessee Tribune: The biggest
owl we have heard of was killed by
Sidney BevilI, of the First district,on
Friday evening last, which measured,
from tip to tip, 4 feet y inches. This
discounts all snake stories of the sea
son, and is more wonderful from the
fact that the information is reliable.
Mr.: A. Lampley, who is neighbOr
of Mr.. Devil, measured the mOnstrous
fowl aud we have his word for it that
the story is true one.
A double shooting tragedy occurred
in Hancock county last Monday.
About a year ago one Hobb shot a
man in Sneedville and skipped to
evade the law. He returned a few
days ago and attended church in that
county. Monday morning Deputy
Sheriff Green had a warrant for him
and attempted to arrest him. Hobbs
resisted and shot Green, the ball en-
tering the right breast. After falling
Green raised to his knees and shot
Hobbs, who was running, hitting him
in the back. Both are in a critical
condition, and physicians say there is
no chance for the recovery of either.
Mckenzie News: From the Christ.
masville district comes the sad intelli.
gence, that last Tuesday, Mr.. John
Cooper, an inoffensive old man, while
taking an after dinner nap. after
working hard all the morning, was
struck on the head by the poll Of an
axe in the hands Of his wife, and in
stantly killed. She. it appears, ha,
been crazy for number of years, has
frequently threatened and on one er
two occasions has attempted to take
his life before. She admits killing and
says with 6endish glee "that he was
very hard to kill" Since the killing
she has been incaFcerated in the Jail
at Huntingdon. There is no doubt of
her insanity.
A horrible tragedy occurred near
COOkeville, Putnam county, last Sat.
urday. John W. Green, who had for
some time been a suffer for the hand
Of Miss Davis, an accomplished beauty
of that section, bat the young lady
did not entertain The same tender
feelings for young Green, and on the
contrary bestowed her affections on
another young man Of the neighbour
hood. On the above day he went to
her house armed With a revolver, and
again made her an offer of marriage.
On her refusal he drew his pistol and
deliberately shot her dead and then
fired four shots into his own body.
He was carried home in a very criti.
cal condition, hut his mother refused
TO send for physician, saying that if
he got we'll be would be hanged. FL
nalIy a physician was sent for and ad.
ministered to the Young man.
Ooion Democrat: A strange case
is reported by reliable gentlemen to
have happened at Christal, in district
No. 8, last week. w. b. Calhoun,
who is we'll known in this city, has
been quite sick for over u month, but
has been able to attend to his saw
mill business, which is located in the
southern part nf the county. About
the middle of last week he suddenly
grew very sick and was conveyed to
his home in buggy by friend. The
next day he felt strong pain in bis
stomach, accompanied by gripping,
which threw him into terrible parOx.
ysms. After suffering in this manner